American Airlines receives CORSIA-certified SAF from Neste
American Airlines took possession of a batch of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel at San Francisco International Airport.
For the first time in aviation history, a CORSIA-certified batch of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was delivered to a commercial airline.
CORSIA, or Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, is a carbon offset and carbon reduction scheme to lower CO2 emissions for international flights, helping to curb the aviation impact on climate change. Neste has been working closely with aviation stakeholders to accelerate the use of SAF and has a long-standing partnership with American, the world's largest airline.
Both companies support CORSIA’s emissions reduction goals.
“Sustainable aviation fuel is widely acknowledged as a key element in achieving the aviation industry’s goals of carbon neutral growth from 2020 and reaching net-zero emissions by 2050,” said Thorsten Lange, Neste’s executive vice president, renewable aviation.
“The pilot with American Airlines was a perfect opportunity for proving the feasibility of delivering CORSIA certified SAF and gaining useful insights into setting up the process and the challenges we need to overcome to enable the implementation of CORSIA.”
“American is proud to partner with Neste to demonstrate how SAF can meet the robust sustainability standards that ICAO has established for CORSIA,” said Jill Blickstein, head of ESG at American. “Our work together will also help demonstrate to American’s customers that SAF can meet these high standards.”
For the first time in aviation history, a CORSIA-certified batch of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was delivered to a commercial airline.
CORSIA, or Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, is a carbon offset and carbon reduction scheme to lower CO2 emissions for international flights, helping to curb the aviation impact on climate change. Neste has been working closely with aviation stakeholders to accelerate the use of SAF and has a long-standing partnership with American, the world's largest airline.
Both companies support CORSIA’s emissions reduction goals.
“Sustainable aviation fuel is widely acknowledged as a key element in achieving the aviation industry’s goals of carbon neutral growth from 2020 and reaching net-zero emissions by 2050,” said Thorsten Lange, Neste’s executive vice president, renewable aviation.
“The pilot with American Airlines was a perfect opportunity for proving the feasibility of delivering CORSIA certified SAF and gaining useful insights into setting up the process and the challenges we need to overcome to enable the implementation of CORSIA.”
“American is proud to partner with Neste to demonstrate how SAF can meet the robust sustainability standards that ICAO has established for CORSIA,” said Jill Blickstein, head of ESG at American. “Our work together will also help demonstrate to American’s customers that SAF can meet these high standards.”
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